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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

The Rickroll has officially been beaten to death, which is why you won't find a 'rolling link here on Wrecks today.* However, it's still pretty funny, and some folks are still doing it, so in honor of those who have or will be rolled today, here's a lovely little accompanying cake:

Carl found it here; it was made by The Bleeding Heart Bakery, and is one of the nicest Rickroll cakes I've seen. I think the decorator really captured the hair height and patented "Rick Astley Dancing Elbows" quite well, don't you?

And while I'm posting April Fool's related news, I've gotta give a birthday shout-out to my big brother, Ben. Yes, my brother was born on April Fool's. And if you think I didn't get some serious teasing-mileage out of that growing up, you are quite mistaken. [wicked grin] Happy birthday, Ben!

Thank you Cakewrecks. I'm a middle-aged mom who doesn't get out much and you are my go to link for pop culture references. How did I go this long without knowing about the Rickroll. I lived through the Astley era, had the smooth dances moves, could complete a pretty fair hair flip ala Rick's bitchin' hot dancers, but was living in ignorance until today. You make me laugh. I am indebted. I'm hungry for cake.

lol that's awesome!!You know - I've never been Rick-rolled...one of my friends did - so I asked him to send me the link! :)Yeah...I love how they captured Rick's hair on that cake...very 80s :)My parents had their first date on April Fools Day...who knew the joke was on them - they've been married almost 30 years!! :PThanks for the Rick cake, Jen!! :)--Liv--

Yeah!!! April Fool babies are THE smartest!Our son is 15 today, and he already knows EVERYTHING he'll EVER have to know (just ask him)!

!!Happy Birthday to Big Ben and ALL4/1 babies!!(And what the heck does any of this have to do with Mr. Rick One-Hit Wonder?)I remember seeing that video on MTV and muting it after the first 10,000 times...and needing a prescription sleep aid at night for weeks.

So anyway, that cake is dated 10/12/08 (? 05?)--whatever--which means that *apparently* whoever got it couldn't ever give it up.Or eat it. Or bear to blow out the candles. And it still looks so fresh! >^-~^<

Hi I found your site whilst looking for help in icing a cake on the web. I haven't laughed so much in ages, I have been crying with laughter, a combination of the cakes and your incredibly funny commentary. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will be visiting your blog again soon, and telling all my friends to visit too. Amanda W. in the UK.

ang said... "... I think I'll go back under my rock now and put on a Stevie Ray Vaughan CD, which is what I was listening to in 1987."*******************************You have excellent taste...Mind if I join you under that rock? Stevie Ray Vaughan's stuff is some of my favorite music to listen to NOW. Timeless.=^--^=

OK, so those of you who didn't know what a Rickroll was, did you watch the Macy's Thanksgiving parade?! Cartoon Network had RA on their float and Rickrolled the whole viewership! My kids thought it was hysterical, as is this cake!! I SO need to get one of those for my 13yo's next birthday.

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